A fence to keep soccer players and dogs apart at Vernon’s Marshall Fields could be going up soon.
The Regional District of North Okanagan has budgeted $32,000 for fencing on the north and west sides of the park in Okanagan Landing.
The plan still needs to go before the Greater Vernon...

In a rare turnabout, a young Vernon hockey player was cut from his team – for being too good.
The Vernon midget Snakes’ season is over now, and people involved are more willing to talk. But it’s fair to say they might still have been going in the playoffs were Chris Gallant on...

By Wayne Emde
RCMP Const. Matt Taylor introduced his newest potential partner, Gord, to the media on Monday.
Gord is a 12-week-old purebred German shepherd puppy from the RCMP breeding facility at Innisfail, Alta.
“The first night he was here, I slept with my hand in his cage and he...

Budget cuts are being made to the newest Greater Vernon sports facility in an effort to rein in spiralling costs.
The new football/soccer field and running track under construction next to Okanagan College, budgeted for $7.5 million, is nearly $800,000 over budget.
Despite extensive soil...

Photo: Jon Manchester Photo: Contributed Photo: Contributed Photo: Contributed
It doesn't look like an art gallery right now, but shipping containers craned into place Monday morning will house a "pop-up gallery" set to open later this month.
At the site of the future...

By Wayne Emde
After 35 years as a member of the RCMP, Supt. Reg Burgess said Monday he has no regrets about leaving a career as a banker in Nova Scotia to join the force.
“I even took a pay cut,” he said, adding that he was inspired by a roommate who invited him to join some RCMP...

Vernon RCMP are searching for a dark-coloured Honda after a dangerous situation unfolded early Monday.
About 3:35 a.m., officers noticed a vehicle in downtown Vernon in the area of 29th Street and 30th Avenue that was making suspicious lane changes.
They attempted to pull the vehicle over...

March is fraud prevention month and the City of Vernon is urging residents to be on the lookout for the latest scams.
Some come in the form of a telephone call or email, while othersbegin with a knock at the door. In the last few weeks, several residents have reported a lottery prize scam that...

Update 5:20 p.m.:
Highway 97A has been reopened 5 km south of Armstrong, according to DriveBC.
According to a Castanet viewer, one person was injured in a collision on highway 97A near Armstrong.
The crash happened around 4 p.m. just past Eagle Rock road headed north and involved at...

The City of Vernon is continuing flood-protection work at Marshall Field.
The city is starting the next phase of the project this week at the popular soccer fields and recreation area in Okanagan Landing.
Work under this phase includes restoration and landscaping of works completed in late...

Dusty streets in Vernon will be given a clean sweep.
The city is starting its spring sweeping and flushing program, with high-volume roads that generate excessive dust being first on the agenda.
The remaining residential areas will be completed as soon as road edges are clear of snow, but the...

Get your best cattle puns ready. The 116th edition of the B.C.’s largest agriculture fair has adopted its 2015 theme.
It’s no bull the Interior Provincial Exhibition has chosen "Udderly Awesome: Party Till The Cows Come Home” as its theme.
The 116th edition of the fair...

The Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce is counting down to its annual Business Excellence Awards on March 7.
Winners will be announced in 11 categories, including the prestigious Business of the Year Award.
According to last year’s winner, getting recognized is not only an honour,...

The Okanagan Film Commission is looking for more funds to keep productions rolling into the region.
Film commissioner Jon Summerland is seeking an increase from the Regional District of North Okanagan from $24,000 to $35,000 a year – the same amount the Regional District of Okanagan...

Almost three months later, an elusive Vernon man has been arrested for a hit and run in December.
On Dec. 3, police allege the 22-year-old Vernon man left the scene of a serious crash at the intersection of Alexis Park Drive and 39th Avenue, between a blue Jeep and white Hyundai car.
The man...

Vernon’s new mayor was outspent by more than two to one in last November’s five-way race for the city's top job.
Figures released by Elections BC show Akbal Mund spent just over $8,500 in his winning bid, compared to nearly $20,000 for runner-up Victor Cummings and just shy...

One residential lot at a time Vernon is moving toward a large linear lakefront park on Okanagan Lake.
The City of Vernon has been buying lakeshore lots on Okanagan Lake as they have come up for sale.
The latest acquisition is at 2602 Lakeshore Rd. in Okanagan Landing for $707,500.
The...

No, the aliens are not coming.
But a strange cloud in the sky over Vernon had many people looking to the heavens on Monday.
James Dennison took this photo of a ring-shaped cloud, looking northeast toward the Silver Star area.
Apparently, is what's known as a fallstreak...

The BX Fire Chief credited quick thinking by Department of Defence personnel after a bus they were on began smoking.
Fire Chief Bill Wacey said the bus was coming down Silver Star Road about 3:45 p.m. Monday when both rear brakes caught fire.
"They pulled off to the side of the road and...

Locals and tourists alike will soon know where to go and how to get there in Vernon. Council has approved a new “Wayfinding Strategy” for the city
The Tourism and Transportation Advisory Committees indicated that current signage was outdated and ineffective, and recommended the need...